Teacher said:

I doubt he'll see it as weird. He'll likely be surrounded by others with similarly "unique" names.

If he's around a lot of musicians kids or celebs kids he'll be right at home.

Teacher said:

Like so called "foreign" names too, huh?

hokie said:

I don't think he'll see it as weird either - until he gets picked on about it for the first time.
Besides, with a mother's "name" like M.I.A, it's unlikely that she'll be around enough to pay for him to go to a good private school in 10 years.

hokie said:

Exactly.

JustErin said:

I don't understand what you're getting at here really - all I am saying is that the name Ickett is very inviting to make "jokes" about. Anything else is a whole different thread.

JustErin said:

Charlotte is a perfectly respectable name until kids are old enough to know what harlot means, sadly the only thing that rhymes with it
Or Vanessa (the undresser)
etc

Ickett is really cute!!!

Teacher said:

You know exactly what I am getting at.

JustErin said:

Like the guy on American Idol. His name is Anoop. I call him Anoop de doop.

He's nerd cute.

JustErin said:

I do? Ok.

JustErin said:

You still called her an asshole

ArielB said:

No, I didn't.

Teacher said:

But that's a matter of personal taste and preference.

oh well, you can name your son whatever you want.

CarrieMpls said:

I'm gonna name my next dog Mipples.

maybe it's time for the government to start rejecting names.

hokie said:

CarrieMpls said:

er mistake..edit.. If you were expecting her to call him John or Tom, errr..too bad. I like her!
[Edited 3/6/09 14:41pm]

unusual but not terrible

JustErin said:

Try saying it aloud ten times in a row, and then see if you still like it.

ehuffnsd said:

I think I might start a humorous Facebook group for that.

I kinda like the name and for the bully aspect, if the bullies want to find something to pick on they're going to find it. Doesn't matter what the name is, actually with a name like Ickett the kid could be well adjusted by the time he's going to school.

"Oh is that the best ya got?, Like I HAVEN'T heard that one before."
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hokie said:

I don't think you've thought this through - it doesn't even sound like a name - it sounds like an involuntary reaction. The nickname for it says it all - would you want to go by the nickname 'ick'?

WTF, did she give birth to an EWOK

It's kinda cute, although unusual.
Better than Apple.

I heard it's not true.

apparently it's not really his name.


M.I.A.: 'My Baby Is Not Called Ickitt'

M.I.A. gave birth to a baby boy on February 11, just a few days after she performed "Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and Kanye West at the Grammys. Although Latina.com reported that the "Paper Planes" singer had named her son Ickitt -- a story that many media outlets including omg.yahoo.com had picked up -- the rapper writes on her MySpace blog that her "baby is not called Ickitt, Pickit, or Lickit. Thank you very much to all the Hollywood press. He's a baby, he don't need press." Whew! That name sounded, well, simply icky.

"I didn't release the baby name because I didn't think it was news," she continues. "But I will be back with something newsworthy soon. Till then, go pick on Apple, Satchel, and Moon Unit."

Shall we?


http://omg.yahoo.com/blog...itt/191?nc

GetAwayFromMe said:

When does "truth" matter on the org???




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eaglebear4839 said:

Well, I don't need to think it through. I don't like the name, but to each his own. There are plenty of wacky names out there and I'm sure he'll survive.

InsatiableCream said:

You know, all things considered, I don't think it's going to be his really crap, easily-lampooned name that's going to scar him for life. I mean, M.I.A. is his mother....